For --xed the xed tool is needed. Here is how to install it: $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/mbuild.git mbuild $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/xed $ cd xed $ ./mfile.py --share $ ./mfile.py examples $ sudo ./mfile.py --prefix=/usr/local install $ sudo ldconfig $ sudo cp obj/examples/xed /usr/local/bin Basic xed testing: $ xed | head -3 ERROR: required argument(s) were missing Copyright (C) 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. XED version: [v10.0-328-g7d62c8c49b7b] $